Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-21

A gigantic scheme for the reorganiza-
ton of all the coal miners in the United
States under one banner is being carried
out by the Knights of Labor.
Judge Pratt of Brooklyn has rendered
decision denying the motion for stay
of proceedings in the case of the convict
ed Doodle Alderman McQuade.
Edward Livingston Ioumans. one of
the editors of the Popular Science Month
ly and widely known as writer on
scientific subjects, is dead at the age of
50 years.
An immense amount of limestone fell
from the bank of the Niagara river near
the Horseshoe Falls, estimated at 223.OOO
cubic feet, the other day, caused by the
weight of accumulated ice.
Thomas jefferson Cluverius, a descen-
dant from President Tyler, was hung at
Richmond, Va, Friday for the murder in
1885 of Miss Lillian Madison, a direct de-
scendant of President Madison.
President Cleveland has sent to Con-
gress message recommending the eel
ebration next September of the centenni-
al anniversary of the adoption of the
constitution of the United States.
The insurance commissioner of Maine
is preparing to push prosecutions against
insurance companies and agents who are
doing an unauthorized business in the
State. The amount of insurance in
Maine placed in underground companies
is estimated as high as a million dollars.
Several cars of an eastward-bound eX-
press train on the Fitchburg railroad left
the track at Westminster, Mass, Sunday
afternoon and collded with freight
train on siding. No person was seri-
ously injured. The damage to property
was considerable.
The parishioners of Rev. DIR. McGlynn
of New York, who was removed because
of his sympathy in the Henry George
movement, held a meeting Saturday eve
ming and protested against the appoint
ment of successor to their beloved
priest. There was almost riot at the
church on Sunday when Dr. McGlynns
successor OBLIGATED.
Loud rumblings and violent tremors of
the earth have for some days been felt
along Big Ugly run, tributary OF the
Guyandotte river in West Virginia. Some
lumbermen there have just reported the
discovery of crater upon the side OF
mountain with smoke issuing from it,
and this is believed to be the source of
the noises and tremors.
A vessel with 100000 pounds of giant
powder on board went ashore near San
Francisco, opposite the famous Cliff
House. Saturday evening. The crew was
rescued. While striking against the rocks
the powder was ignited. and terrible
explosion followed, wrecking property
in the vicinity, and injuring three of the
life-saving crew, who were in their house
on the shore.
One of the five grown daughters of
Washington Lake, citizen of White
Day, w. Va, got married two weeks
ago and all the young people of the
place, including the four sisters, had a
dance to celebrate the event. They
danced all night and part of the next
day until, it is asserted, Martha, one of
the sisters, became a raving maniac.
Four days later the bride lost her reason
and since then the other three sisters are
exhibiting signs of insanity.
General Hazen, chief signal service
officer of the United States army, died
suddenly in Washington Sunday evening
of diabetic coma. He was born at West
Hartford, VT, Sept. p, 1880. He went
with his parents to Ohio in 1898, and was
appointed to West Point from that State
Sept. l, 1851. He was graduated in June,
1850. He served in various Indian cam
paigns and did gallant service during the
rebellion, receiving the rank of brigadier
general in 1862. He was made chief sig
nal officer in December, 1880. 1t is
thought Lieut.. Greedy, the Arctic eX-
plorer, will succeed him.